ALGEBRA,EQUATIONS AND
INEQUALITIES
GRADE 12
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QUESTION 1 (FEB/MARCH 2010)
1.1 Solve for :
1.1.1 笨ଲ ㈮′ (4)
1.1.2 笨 ଲ (4)
1.2 Solve simultaneously for and :
㈮ 笨
笨 ㈮ ㈮ (7)
1.3 If and ሺ ݔ , determine ሺ ݔ. (3)
1.4 If , determine, without using a calculator, the value(s) of
ଲ笨
and if and are intergers. (4)
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QUESTION 2 (NOVEMBER 2010)
2.1 Solve for , correct to TWO decimal places, where necessary:
2.1.1 ଲ笨 ′笨 ଲ (3)
2.1.2 ଲ ሺ ㈮ ݔ (4)
2.1.3 ㈮ ′ h (4)
2.2 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 ㈮ 笨 (7)
2.3 Calculate the integer that is the closest approximation to:
′ 셰셰扠 ㈮ ′ 셰 셰
(Show ALL your workings) (3)
′ 셰셰 ㈮ ′ 셰셰
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QUESTION 3 (FEB/MARCH 2011)
3.1 Solve for , correct to TWO decimal places, where necessary:
3.1.1 笨 (3)
3.1.2 ㈮ଲ 笨扠 셰 (4)
3.1.3 扠 ㈮ 笨 h셰 (4)
3.2 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 扠
㈮ 笨 (7)
3.3 Simplify completely, without the use of a calculator:
′ ′
ଲ′ ㈮ ଲ ଲ′ 笨 ଲ (3)
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QUESTION 4 (NOVEMBER 2011)
4.1 Solve for o
4.1.1 ㈮ (3)
4.1.2 ଲ 笨 (4)
4.1.3 ㈮ ′ (4)
4.2 Consider the equation: ㈮′ ㈮ 셰
4.2.1 Calculate the values of the ratio . (3)
4.2.2 Hence, calculate the values of and if ㈮ . (5)
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QUESTION 5 (FEB/MARCH 2012)
5.1 Solve for :
5.1.1 ଲ 笨′ (3)
5.1.2 笨 ′ (4)
5.1.3 ㈮ 笨ଲ h (4)
5.2 Solve simultaneously for and in the following set of equations:
㈮′ 笨′
㈮ (7)
ଲ
5.3 The volume of a box with a rectangular base is 3 072 . The lengths of the
sides are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Calculate the length of the shortest side. (4)
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QUESTION 6 (NOVEMBER 2012)
6.1 Solve for in each of the following:
6.1.1 笨 ㈮ 셰 (2)
6.1.2 ଲ 笨 ′ (Leave your answer correct to TWO decimal places.) (4)
6.1.3 ㈮扠 笨 െ셰 (4)
6.2 Given: 笨 and
6.2.1 Solve for and simultaneously. (6)
6.2.2 The graph of 笨 is reflected across the line having
equation . What is the equation of the reflected line? (2)
笨 ㈮′
6.3 The solutions of a quadratic equation are given by for
扠
which value(s) of will this equation have:
6.3.1 Two equal solutions. (2)
6.3.2 No real solutions (1)
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QUESTION 7 (FEB/MARCH 2013)
7.1 Solve for :
7.1.1 笨 ㈮ 셰 (3)
7.1.2 ㈮ 笨 ଲ 셰 (Leave your answer correct to TWO decimal places.) (4)
7.1.3 tଲ 笨ଲ (4)
7.1.4 ㈮ 笨 h셰 (3)
㈮
7.2 Given: ㈮ 笨′ ㈮ 셰
7.2.1 Express in terms of . (2)
7.2.2 How many solutions for will the equation have if (2)
7.2.3 Solve for if is the largest possible integer value for which
㈮
㈮ 笨 ′ ㈮ 셰 will have solutions. (3)
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QUESTION 8 (NOVEMBER 2013)
8.1 Solve for in each of the following:
8.1.1 笨 笨 셰 (3)
8.1.2 (a) 笨′ 笨 셰 (4)
ଲ
(b) 笨′ 笨 셰 (2)
8.1.3 笨ଲ ㈮扠 笨′ െ셰 (4)
8.2 Given: ㈮ and 笨 笨 셰
Solve for and simultaneously. (6)
ଲ 셰 ′㈮ ଲ 셰 ଲ
8.3 Simplify: 셰셰 (3)
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QUESTION 9 (FEB/MARCH 2014)
9.1 Solve for in each of the following:
9.1.1 笨 笨 ଲ′ 셰 (3)
9.1.2 笨 셰 (4)
笨
9.1.3 t tଲ (3)
9.2 Given: 笨′ ㈮
′
Determine the value of if it is given that the solutions of 셰 are (3)
笨 셰
9.3 Solve for and if : ଲ ଲଲ and ㈮ 셰. (5)
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QUESTION 10 (NOVEMBER 2014)
10.1 Solve for :
10.1.1 笨 ㈮ 셰 (2)
10.1.2 ଲ 笨 (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
㈮
10.1.3 ㈮ 셰 (3)
10.2 Solve the following equations simultaneously:
㈮ଲ
ଲ 笨′ ㈮ (6)
10.3 Solve for : 笨 笨 െ (4)
ଲ 笨 笨
10.4 The roots of a quadratic equation are:
For which values of are the roots real? (2)
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QUESTION 11 (FEB/MARCH 2015)
11.1 Solve for :
11.1.1 笨 笨 셰 셰 (2)
11.1.2 笨 ㈮扠 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (3)
11.1.3 ′ ㈮ h (5)
11.1.4 笨 t (4)
11.2 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 ㈮ 扠 (6)
笨′ 셰㈮
11.3 The roots of a quadratic equation are given by ,
where 笨ଲ 笨 笨 셰 ଲ
11.3.1 Write down TWO values of for which the roots will be rational. (2)
11.3.2 Write down ONE value of for which the roots will be non-real. (1)
扠 셰 笨扠 셰
11.4 Calculate and if 扠 and is not a multiple of 7. (7)
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QUESTION 12 (JUNE 2015)
12.1 Solve for :
12.1.1 笨 셰 (2)
12.1.2 ′ ㈮ െ셰 (3)
12.2 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 笨 ଲ and 셰 (6)
셰셰 셰셰셰
12.3 Calculate the sum of the digits of ′ . (5)
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QUESTION 13 (SEPTEMBER 2015)*
13.1 Solve for in each of the following:
13.1.1 笨′ 셰 (2)
13.1.2 笨′ ଲ (Give answer correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
13.1.3 ଲ ㈮ െ셰 (3)
13.1.4 笨ଲ (6)
t
13.2 Calculate, without using a calculator: (3)
t t笨 t
13.3 Solve for and simultaneously:
ଲ ㈮
and ㈮ (6)
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QUESTION 14 (NOVEMBER 2015)
14.1 Solve for :
14.1.1 笨 ㈮ 셰 셰 (3)
14.1.2 ଲ ㈮′ (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
笨′
14.1.3 ଲ (4)
14.1.4 笨 笨 (4)
14.1.5 ㈮扠 െ 셰 (3)
14.2 Given: ଲ 笨 ㈮ 笨′ 셰
Solve for and . (4)
14.3 For which values of will the equation ㈮ have no real roots? (4)
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QUESTION 15 (FEB/MARCH 2016)
15.1 Solve for :
15.1.1 笨 笨 셰 (3)
15.1.2 ㈮ଲ 笨 셰 (Leave your answer in simplest surd form.) (3)
15.1.3 ሺ 笨 ݔെ셰 (3)
㈮ 笨
15.1.4 if (2)
笨
15.2 Solve the following equations simultaneously:
㈮扠 and 笨 ㈮ଲ ′ (6)
15.3 Determine the range of the function ㈮ 셰 and is real. (6)
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QUESTION 16 (JUNE 2016)
16.1 Solve for :
16.1.1 笨 ㈮ 셰 (2)
′
16.1.2 笨 െ셰 (3)
16.1.3 ㈮ 笨ଲ 셰 (3)
16.2 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 笨 and ㈮ 셰 (6)
㈮ t
16.3 Simplify: 笨 (5)
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QUESTION 17 (SEPTEMBER 2016)
17.1 Solve for in each of the following:
17.1.1 ଲ 笨′ 셰 (2)
17.1.2 笨ଲ 扠 (Give answer correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
17.1.3 笨′ ଲ (6)
17.1.4 ሺଲ ㈮ ݔെ 셰 (3)
셰셰
17.2 Calculate, without using a calculator: 笨 (3)
17.3 Solve for and simultaneously:
笨 ଲ and
㈮′ ㈮ ′ (6)
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QUESTION 18 (NOVEMBER 2016)
18.1 Solve for :
18.1.1 笨扠 셰 (2)
18.1.2 笨 ㈮ 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (3)
18.1.3 笨 ㈮ (5)
㈮ଲ ㈮
18.1.4 ଲ 笨ଲ (4)
18.2 Given: ㈮ଲ 笨
18.2.1 Solve for if 셰 (2)
18.2.2 Solve for if ሺ ݔെ셰 (2)
18.2.3 Determine the values of for which tሺ ݔ 셰 (2)
18.3 Solve for and :
and 笨′ 笨 (4)
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QUESTION 19 (FEB/MARCH 2017)
19.1 Solve for :
19.1.1 笨ଲ ㈮ 셰 (2)
19.1.2 ଲ ′ (3)
19.1.3 ሺ 笨 ݔെ셰 (2)
19.2 Given: 笨′ ㈮
19.2.1 Solve for if 셰 (3)
19.2.2 For which values of will have no real roots? (4)
19.3 Solve for and :
㈮ and 笨 ㈮ଲ (6)
19.4 Calculate the maximum value of S if t (2)
㈮
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QUESTION 20 (JUNE 2017)
20.1 Solve for in each of the following:
20.1.1 ㈮′ 셰 (2)
20.1.2 笨ଲ 扠 (Give answer correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
20.1.3 笨扠笨 笨′ 셰 (4)
20.1.4 ሺଲ ㈮ ݔെ 셰 (2)
ଲ
20.2 Solve for , without using a calculator. 扠 (4)
20.3 Solve for and simultaneously:
㈮ ଲ and
㈮ ㈮ (6)
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QUESTION 21 (NOVEMBER 2017)
21.1 Solve for :
21.1.1 ㈮ ㈮ 셰 (3)
21.1.2 ㈮ 笨ଲ 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
21.1.3 笨′ (4)
21.2 Solve for and if:
ଲ 笨 and ㈮ 笨 笨 (6)
21.3 Given: ㈮ ㈮
21.3.1 Solve for if ሺ ݔh 셰. (3)
21.3.2 For which values of will have TWO unequal negative roots? (4)
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QUESTION 22 (FEB/MARCH 2018)
22.1 Solve for :
22.1.1 笨 笨 셰 (3)
22.1.2 ㈮扠 笨 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
22.2 List all the integers that are solutions to 笨 ′െ셰 (4)
22.3 Solve for and :
笨 ㈮ 笨 and 笨扠笨 笨 (6)
ଲ 셰 ㈮ ଲ 셰
22.4 Evaluate: (2)
ଲ 셰 扠
ଲ 笨 ′
22.5 Given:
笨ଲ
ଲ 笨 ′
22.5.1 For which values of will be real? (3)
笨ଲ
22.5.2 Solve for if . (4)
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QUESTION 23 (JUNE 2018)
23.1 Solve for : (Answer correct to TWO decimal places where necessary)
23.1.1 ଲ笨 셰 (2)
23.1.2 ㈮ ′ (4)
23.1.3 笨 셰㈮ (5)
23.2 Solve the following equations simultaneously:
笨 ㈮ 셰 and ㈮ ଲ (6)
ଲ
23.3 How many solutions does the equation t ଲ 笨 ㈮ ଲଲ 셰, have?
Show all workings. (3)
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QUESTION 24 (SEPTEMBER 2018)*
24.1 Solve for :
24.1.1 笨′ 셰 (2)
24.1.2 ଲ ㈮ , (correct to TWO decimal places). (4)
24.1.3 ㈮ଲ (4)
24.1.4 tଲ (correct to TWO decimal places). (5)
24.2 Solve the following equations simultaneously:
笨
and ㈮ (6)
笨
24.3 ㈮ 셰 (4)
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QUESTION 25 (NOVEMBER 2018)
25.1 Solve for :
25.1.1 笨 ㈮ଲ 셰 (3)
25.1.2 ′ 笨′ ㈮ 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (3)
25.1.3 笨ଲ 笨 셰 h 셰 (3)
25.1.4 ଲ 笨 (4)
25.2 Solve simultaneously for and :
ଲ 笨 and ㈮ 笨 (6)
25.3 If ଲ and ′ , calculate, WITHOUT the use of a calculator,
ଲ
ଲ 笨
the value of: (4)
′
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QUESTION 26 (MAY/JUNE 2019)
26.1 Solve for :
26.1.1 笨′ 笨 셰 (2)
26.1.2 ଲ 笨 笨 (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
26.1.3 笨 셰 (3)
′ 笨
26.1.4 (3)
′ ㈮
26.2 Solve simultaneously for and :
㈮ଲ and ㈮ 笨′ 셰 (5)
26.3 A rectangular box has dimensions and . The area of the surfaces are
셰 ଲ and ′, as shown in the diagram below.
Calculate, without using a calculator, the volume of the rectangular box. (5)
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QUESTION 27 (JUNE 2019)
27.1 Solve for :
27.1.1 ㈮ଲ ㈮ 셰 (2)
27.1.2 笨 ㈮ ଲ, (correct to TWO decimal places) (4)
㈮ 笨
27.1.3 笨 ଲt 셰 (5)
笨
27.1.4 笨 笨ଲ (5)
27.2 Solve for and simultaneously given
笨ଲ and 笨 ㈮ 扠. (6)
27.3 Solve 笨′ ㈮ െ셰 (3)
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QUESTION 28 (SEPTEMBER 2019)
28.1 Solve for :
28.1.1 笨 셰 (2)
28.1.2 ㈮′ (rounded off to 2 decimal places) (4)
28.2 Given: 笨 笨
28.2.1 Solve for . (4)
28.2.2 Hence, or otherwise, determine the value(s) of if
笨 笨 ㈮ 笨 (4)
28.3 Solve: 笨 ㈮′ 셰 (4)
㈮ ㈮
28.4 If ㈮ ଲ 笨ଲ and and are integers,
Calculate the value of ㈮ . (6)
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QUESTION 29 (NOVEMBER 2019)
29.1 Solve for :
29.1.1 ㈮′ 笨 셰 (3)
29.1.2 ㈮ଲ 笨′ 셰 (correct to TWO decimal places) (3)
29.1.3 笨 െ셰 (3)
29.1.4 ଲ ㈮ ଲ 笨 . (4)
29.2 Solve simultaneously for and o
㈮ and 笨ଲ (5)
29.3 Consider the product ଲ t ଲ셰.
Determine the largest value of such that ଲ is a factor of this product. (4)
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